At the start Ralph looks like a civilised boy because he had “fair hair” and “his grey shirt stuck to him” but as the novel progresses his hair starts growing and he eventually wears only a rag under his waist. This gives the impression that he is savage because he doesn’t dress properly. Violence is related to savageness so if savageness is increasing, violence also increases.
Piggy’s knees are “plump”, he is short, fat, has thick glasses and has short hair. All of these characteristics make him civilised. Piggy only loses two of these characteristics, the “short hair” and his “thick glasses” (stolen by Jack), so that’s why he stays mostly civilised. Golding makes him the only fat and unfit because he wants to show the contrast between him and Jack.
Jack and Simon both come together in a choir of boys. They are all wearing black cloaks and black caps with silver badges on. Jack has a gold badge on as he is their leader. After this Jack is described as tall, thin, bony, red haired has freckles and has blue eyes. Simon has straight black hair. Jack and Simon come across as the most civilised kids on the island. However to create increasing violence Golding strips Jack and Simon of these characteristics. Jack is more affected and he turns savage. Simon stays civilised.
Golding uses the settings of the novel to help him create a “world of increasing violence”. At the start of the novel the setting is peaceful. They are next to the sea, sand, lagoon and a mountain, it’s like a paradise. Nothing can threaten them. However as Jack forms another group and the settings change. Jack and his group go to a place called Castle Rock which at the end of the island. Castle Rock is the opposite of the beach. It is dark and the setting threatens them because it is on a cliff edge. So, because the setting is threatening, the atmosphere changes from peaceful and safe to dark and dangerous.
The events in the novel are also important factors that Golding uses. The events start with Piggy finding the conch and end with the naval officer rescuing them. All the events lead up to the next one, becoming more and more violent. For example first they eat berries, which is not very violent then they go on to kill a pig violently. They all crowd around it and one boy pokes a spear up its ass. This is relevant because it shows that the boys aren’t going only kill it but have fun out of it and torture the animal. Obviously Golding uses the events in the novel by making them steadily more violent until the last violent event, the chase.
The behaviour of the characters change because Jack forms another group. Jack is a very important character because he is the one that first introduces the idea of hunting. Golding uses the behaviour of Jack to lead other characters into a “world of violence”. Piggy and Simon are the only characters on the island that stay totally civilised. Ralph shows signs of savageness when he throws a spear up the pig’s snout.
Golding uses the character’s physical appearance and the behaviour of them, the settings of the novel and the events to create violence. Some of these factors can’t be left out if you want to create violence. For example you can’t have violence without showing an expression (physical appearance)
